[TAMIL].

Tankavittuk katai (Our Father's Work). Madras, The Religious Tract and Book Society, Printed by H.W. Lauri, Knowledge Society's Press, No. 18, Church Street, Vepery, 1870.

. Small 16mo. Pp. 16. Text in Tamil. Original printed blue wrappers. Old signature on front wrapper. First edition. No copy in OCLC, British Library has one copy of the fifth edition 1870. (M.R.T. & B.S. Children series no. 35).

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Book number: 120686

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, india, inde, indien, religious, religion, tamil, language, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, exploration,

[ZIEGENBALG, BARTHOLOMAEUS & GRÜNDLER, JOHANN ERNST]:

Thirty Four Conferences Between the Danish Missionaries and the Malabarian Bramans (or Heathen Priests) in the East Indies, Concerning the Truth of the Christian Religion: Together with Some Letters Written by the Heathens to the Said Missionaries. Translated out of High Dutch by Mr. Phillips. London, H. Clemens, 1719.

. Pp. (vi), xxii, (ii), 352. Partly with some light marginal staining. Brown morocco. First English edition of the famous account by two German missionaries about their religious discussions in Tranquebar with Hindu heathens. Ziegenbalg and Gründler, German Lutherans, spent many years as missionaries in Tranquebar, a small Danish colony on the south-east coast of India. Mission stations were found in Srirangam, Tanjore, Madura, Kanchi, Chidambram and Tirupathi. The missionaries travelled extensively and established contacts with the Brahmans.

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Book number: 99418

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, india, indian, inde, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, tamil, missionary, hindus,

[CATHOLIC PRESS IN BEYROUTH]

Three catalogues with works printed at the Catholic Mission Press. Bound together in one volume. Beyrouth, 1878, 1888 and 1904.

. The Catholic Press in Beirut, founded and operated by the Jesuit order, was transferred to the Université Saint-Joseph in 1875 and appears to have been active until about 1974. The Press published religious works, dictionaries, classicals and periodicals. Here a selection of works offered by the Press:1. Catalogue de l'Imprimerie catholique des PP. missionaires de la compagnie de Jésus en Syrie. Beyrouth 1878. Pp. 11 French text and pp. (i), 13 with Arabic text. Original printed blue wrappers with bound. 2. Catalogue de l'Imprimerie catholique des PP. missionaires de la compagnie de Jésus en Syrie. Beyrouth 1888. Pp. 38 text in French and Arabic + 15 lvs "Spécimens des caractères". Includes front printed wrapper. 3. Catalogue Spécial de l'Imprimerie catholique à Beyrouth (Syrie). 1903-1904. Edition jubilaire. Beyrouth 1904. Pp. 67, iii, (3). Contains works printed in Arabic, French and Syriac. Original wrappers printed in colours.

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Book number: 121247

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, lebanon, libanon, syriac, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, missionary, catholic,

[LILJEVALCH CARL FREDRIK]:

... Tio tusen chinesiska ting. (Ten thousand Chinese items). Beskrifvande förteckning öfver ett chinesiskt målnings-galleri samt en stor samling af chinesiska konst-, industri- och naturalister. Stockholm, Johan Beckman, 1849.

. Pp. iv, 5-42. Text in Swedish. Modern boards. A descriptive list of a collection of authentic Chinese objects shown at an exhibition in Stockholm, the first exhibition to present Chinese objects to the public in Sweden. Comprising paintings, antiquities, books, porcelain, stamps, tiles, foods, papers, cloths, embroidery, scrolls, ceramics, and more. Includes a section with Siamese books. The collection was brought back by Carl Fredrik Liljevalch. He was a successful Swedish merchant who was sent to China on a East India Company ship to negotiate a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with China, which was concluded in 1847. Cordier BS 2180. Löwendahl 1102.

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Book number: 120974

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, asia, asie, asiatica, orient, east, asien, far east, china, chinese, chine, kina, exploration, art, antiques, siam, siamese, thai, thailand, art, exhibition,

[JESUIT RELATIONS / LE GOBIEN, CHARLES].

The Travels of Several Learned Missioners of the Society of Jesus, into Divers Parts of the Archipelago, India, China, and America. Containing a General Description of the Most Remarkable Towns; with a Particular Account of the Customs, Manners, and Religion of Those Several Nations, ... London, Printed for R. Gosling, 1714.

. Pp. (xiv), 336, index (12), adv. (4). With two folding engraved plates. Modern half calf on marbled boards, spine with five raised bands, gilt and with title label. Partly with marginal waterstaining. Foredge chipped and soiled at beginning and end. Some small wormholes, mainly in margin. The first English translation of the Jesuit letters. Comprises 22 letters selected from Father Le Gobien's "Lettres Édifiantes et Curieuses" (volumes 9 & 10, Paris 1711-13). The first ten letters deal with various parts of India, seven letters are devoted to China, two to Canada, one to South America, one to the Philippines, Japan and the Nicobar islands and finally one to Greece. The two plates belong to the letters on China; one of the Ginseng plant and the other of a Chinese inscription (on a plate given to the Jesuits at Peking in 1711). Sabin 40707. De Backer-S. III, 1514.

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Book number: 99391

Catalogue: Travel general

Keywords: Travel general, jesuits, asia, asien, asiatic, canada, america, americana, travel, exploration, voyage, travels, india, indian, japan, philippines, nicobar, china, chinese, kina,

[TURKEY].

Turcici imperii status. Seu discurses varii de rebus turcarum. Lugd. Bat., ex off. Elzeviriana, 1630.

. 16mo. Pp. (viii) including engraved title, 314, index (5). Slightly later half calf, somewhat rubbed. Old annotations and underlinings. First edition. A collection of excerpts and short works by several writers such as Busbecq, Soranzo, Montalbano, Malaguzzi, etc. It's covering the historical and military state of the Ottoman Empire and includes much information about Constantinople at the time. Berghman 1903. Willems 340.

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Book number: 40006

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, turkey, turkish, levant, ottoman, travel, exploration, explore, asia, asie, asien, asiatic,

[ZEDRITZ, CARL EDVARD]:

Den turkiska musiken eller Stockholms-resan. Beraettelse. Westeraas, Daniel Torsell, 1835.

. Pp. (ii), 165. Uncut copy in original printed wrappers, stained on front cover. A scarce work about student life in Upsala. See Sundblad, Upsalalif. Bygdén ii, 676.

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Book number: 14090

Catalogue: Europe

Keywords: Europe, europe, europa, turkey, music, sweden, uppsala, upsala, turquie

[CONFUCIAN FILIAL PIETY]

The Twenty-Four Cases of Filial Piety. Early 20th century.

. Small 4to. Lvs (25) folded in leporello fashion. With twenty-four hand-coloured illustrations on silk. On the opposite page explanatory text in Chinese and English. Original wooden covers. A classic Far Eastern text used to teach Confucian moral values. A lovely copy.

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Book number: 121395

Catalogue: ASIA

Keywords: ASIA, china, chinese, kina, chine, confucius, confucian, story, asi, asie, asien, asiatic, moral, ethic, education,

[HAIBARA / HANDMADE JAPANESE FANS].

[Two hand-painted round fans (uchiwa) in original woodblock-printed covers]. Tokyo, Haibara Naojiro, ca 1890.

. A beautiful and well-preserved pair of round hand fans painted in ink, colour and gofun on paper with handles of lacquer decorated with gold, and silk tasselled cords. The fans are decorated in rinpa style with a landscape scene and flowers, on the reverse one has a view of Mount Fuji and the other a bamboo scene highlighted with gold. One fan has one small chip at edge and a few tiny paper losses, the other is in fine condition. Size: 23.8 x 23 cm, length including handles 36 cm. Mounted in the original paper folders woodblock-printed in colours.Haibara, established in 1806, is one of Japan's oldest paper merchants and still operating in Nihonbashi in Tokyo. During the Edo period Haibara became famous for the decorated round fans (uchiwa) produced as a typical souvenir at that time. The third owner, Haibara Naojiro (1846-1910), worked close to artists like Shibata Zeshin, Kawanabe Kyosai and Kawabata Gyokusho who created the original designs for Haibara's products. A delightful pair of these handmade fans.

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Book number: 120961

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, art, fan, fans, handmade, handpainted, uchiwa,

[VANADIS EXPEDITION].

Vid femtonårsfesten till minne af Fregatten Vanadis' verldsomsegling den 5 december 1898.

. Pp. (8). Unbound. A speech poem (limited to 50 copies) by Julius Axel Kiellman-Göransson in connection with the fifteen years' anniversary of the Vanadis expedition. The Swedish cirumnavigation 1883-5 visited Rio de Janeiro, Tahiti, Honolulu, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, India, and returned via the Suez and Alexandria.

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Book number: 120522

Catalogue: Travel general

Keywords: Travel general, vanadis, travel, exploration, voyage, circumnavigation

[CANTON - ENGRAVING]

Vue d'optique d'un Arc de Triomphe tres élevé, en la Ville de Canton en la Chine. Paris, chez Jacques Chéreau, about 1750-60.

. Engraved hand-coloured optical print (ca. 30 x 42 cm) mounted in a passe-partout, some very light water staining in upper left margin. Löwendahl Supplement E 28.

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Book number: 120751

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia,

[RIVER CROSSING PUZZLE].

(A wolf, goat and cabbage problem). Sweden about mid 19th century.

. A river crossing puzzle comprising coloured woodcut paper figures depicting a farmer, a boat, a wolf, a goat and a cabbage (complete). Housed in the original illustrated paper envelope (some staining). A printed instruction in Swedish is included. This kind of game dates back to the 9th century and has been found in the folklore of ethnic groups from different parts of the world. A charming puzzle, well-preserved.

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Book number: 120959

Keywords: , puzzle, game, children, swedish, sweden, svenskt, sverige, pussel, spel,

[CALLAWAY, JOHN] (Transl.):

Yakkun Nattannawa: A Cingalese Poem, Descriptive of the Ceylon System of Demonology:... and Kolan Nattannawa: A Cingalese Poem, Descriptive of the Characters Assumed by Natives of Ceylon in a Masquerade. London, Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund, 1829.

. Tall 8vo. Pp. (xii), 64. With subscriber's leaf. The text is complete but without half title (with list of plates on verso). With nine lithograph plates, of which seven are beautifully coloured by hand. Some staining to the first few leaves. Contemporary full dice calf, neatly rebacked to match. Copy of Richard Gregory, with his armorial bookplate and his subscriber leaf. First edition of two Sinhalese poems dealing with demonolatry of Ceylon, translated by John Callaway, a missionary living there at the time. The striking illustrations of demons are made by native artists. As often the addendum with information about the Oriental Translation Fund (three pages) is not present.

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Book number: 100392

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, ceylon, sri lnaka, ceylonese, asia, asie, asien, cingalese, asiatic, travel, exploration, illustrated, demonology, demonolatry

[THOM, ROBERT] (Compiler):

... Yishi Yuyan. Esop's Fables Written in Chinese by the Learned Mun Mooy Seen-Shang, and Compiled in their Present Form (With a free and literal translation) by His Pupil Sloth. Macao, Canton Press Office, 1840.

. Folio. Pp. (ix), xxi, (iv), 104. With one lithographed plate of Chinese characters. Text in English, Chinese and romanisations in the Nanking and Cantonese dialects. Early 20th century cloth with original wrappers bound in. Small marginal repair to title (no loss). Rare first edition of Thom's translation of ®sop's fables into Chinese. It comprises 81 fables (Yu-yen) preceded by a long preface and an introduction about the written Chinese characters. The short stories are printed in Chinese characters (woodblock) accompanied by the mandarin pronunciation of Nanking (Roman letters) and the Canton dialect (italics). Both according to Dr. Morrison's orthography. In another column a free English translation is given together with an English "direct translation" of the Chinese characters. Robert Thom came to China in 1834 and initially worked for the trading house Jardine, Matheson & Co. at Canton. He was the official linguist during the First Opium war and participated as translator in the Treaty negotiations at Nanking. In 1843 he was appointed British consul at Ningbo. He dedicates this work to William Jardine, James Matheson and Henry Wright "by whose bounty the entire expense of his Chinese education was defrayed". According to the preface this translation of the fables was selected from various old sources such as Phaedrus, Avanius, Barlandus, etc. Thom dictated the fables, in mandarin Chinese, to his native teacher Mun Mooy Seen-Shang who wrote them down in a simple style called "ts‹-luh", the lowest and easiest form of Chinese composition. The first sellection of the stories was published in 1837-8 and was well received by the Chinese. "They had their run of the Public Courts and Offices - until the Mandarins - taking offence at seeing some of their evil customs so freely canvassed - ordered the work to be suppressed. ... The application was once perceived - and the justice of the remark admitted immediately" (Preface). The western tradition of using fables in education and preaching indirectly paved the way for their transmission to China. In the 17th century the Jesuits adapted and used ®sop's fables in their Chinese sermonic works. The fables came to influence and challenge the traditional Chinese way of writing fictitious stories that had always been based on true historical events. (See Diss.: Wu, Pei-Lin "Aesop's fables in China, the transmission and transformation of the genre" (Illinois). Cordier BS 1683. Lust 1065. See: Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China and Australasia. Vol. XXXVI - new series. Sept. - Dec. 1841. pp. 182-3.

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Book number: 100757

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, china,, chinese, kina, chine, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, language, langue, linguistic, fables, aesop,

[JIAO, BINGZHEN]:

Yu zhi geng zhi tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture). Two volumes. Shanghai, Dian shi zhai, Guangxu 5 (1879).

. Comprises two volumes; the first is devoted to rice cultivation and the other to silk production. Title and preface in Chinese, and preface and content in French. Lvs. 49 + 49, double folded in the oriental fashion. With 46 lithographic double-page illustrations with printed Chinese poems included. Translations into English and French are added on pages in between. A few leaves with minor staining in the silk volume. Original decorated silk covers, one green and the other purple. "Gengzhi tu" (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving) was originally compiled by Lou Shou in the twelfth century comprising illustrations of rice cultivation and silk production. Agriculture and silk making held a special place in China and both occupations were regarded as paramount for the well-being of the state. In 1696 a famous version of this work was edited by Jiao Bingzhen. It was titled "Yu shi geng zhi tu" because the poems were written by the Kangxi emperor. This is a lithographed version published almost two hundred years later. A very good set of a charming and interesting work of ancient Chinese workmanship.

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Book number: 121135

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, chiona, chine, chinese, agriculture, silk, silk production, kina, siden, ris, rice cultivation, rice, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, exploration,